Lespedeza juncea (L.f.)Pers.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Lespedeza Michaux
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [1930][1939]

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Other names:

• Hedysarum junceum L.f. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza cytisoides (Pallas)Nakai [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza hedisaroides (Pallas)Kitagawa [Orthographic] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza hedysaroides (Pallas)Kitagawa [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Lespedeza hedysaroides (Pallas)Kitagawa Var. subsericea (Komarenko)Kitagawa [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Trifolium cytisoides Pallas [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Trifolium hedysaroides Pallas [Synonym] [1930]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1996 Ohashi H & Tateishi Y
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1753]
  • South Africa [1753]

• Asia [1914] [1929] [1930] [1937] [1938] [1939] [1947] [2074]
  • Afghanistan [1939]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • China [1914]
  • Hong Kong [1938]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1914]
  • Japan [1930]
  • Jawa [1938]
  • Korea [1914]
  • Laos [1937]
  • Malaysia-ISO [2074]
  • Myanmar [1914]
  • Nepal [1914]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Philippines [1938]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • Vietnam [1937]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Europe [1961]
  • Great Britain [1961]
  • USSR-F.E.

• Indian Ocean [3052]
  • Mauritius [3052]

• North America [1938]
  • United States [1938]

• Pacific Ocean [1949]
  • Hawaii [1949]

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Notes:

• Var. sericea(Thunb.)Lace & Hemsley includes the synonym L.cuneata(Cours.)G.Don [1938]
  
• Japanese distribution: Honshu [1930]
  
• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:24:17